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LAMBORGHINI
COUNTACH (1974-1991) CAR HISTORY

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review on LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH

To top the amazing mid-engine Miura, unquestionably the
most exotic car of the 1960s, Lamborghini had to come up with something
decisively more dramatic. In that at least the amazing Countach succeeded
superbly.

The original bright-yellow Bertone-styled prototype of 1971 was dramatic
yet remarkably pure and unadorned compared with the more familiar models
of the late 1970s and 80s. Where the Miura had been sensual and muscular,
the Countach was futuristic, razor-edged, wedge, breathing aggression
from every pore. Wild as it looked; the Countach was a much better developed
car than the flawed Miura, even though it was no easier to live with,
owing to the problems with the show-off lift-up doors.

It was a sensation to drive, of course: as well as being more forgiving
in its handling — the gearbox was now mounted in-line, ahead of
the engine between the seats — it was even faster than the Miura:
good for 186 mph (299 kph), claimed Lamborghini, if you could find a stretch
of road long enough. Most road testers managed about 160 mph (257 kph).

The word “countach" is a Piedmontese expletive meaning wow
— or something stronger depending on how it was pronounced. The
first Countach went to its owner in 1974 amid a blaze of publicity. However,
the clean lines of the original became progressively more tasteless as
the years went by, especially once the LP500 five-liter model appeared
in 1982: its spoilers did nothing for stability, while big ugly wheel-arches
housed improbably fat tires, matched by even bigger NACA ducts to get
air into the enlarged engine.

It also became apparent that build quality was merely adequate and the
car began to put on as much flab as muscle. Yet its unremittingly powerful
character overcame such quibbles and kept the troubled Lamborghini - long
since out of its founder's control - afloat through the dark abyss of
the 70s and 80s when lesser models like the Urraco and Jalpa failed to
find buyers. Having said that, the Countach never enjoyed the commercial
success of Ferrari's much less radical Boxer and Testarossa.

The ultimate QV model - indicating Quattro Valvole (or four valves per
cylinder) - bowed out in 1991. By then, its top speed was quoted as 200 mph
(322 kph). In later years, the Countach had become a kind of parody of
itself -a car for anybody with too much money and not enough taste - but
at least it was recognizable.

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Description: LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH Used Car History reviews and guide on classic and older model cars.
Including car designers from Italy and Germany. Learn history of cars
from classic, exotic, used, new to prototype model cars.